How infants learn that speech is more than just noise

Lecture 3.3: Alia Martin - Developing an Understanding of Communication · 46:18 · Video: MIT OpenCourseWare · Watch at the source

In short: Explore the cognitive milestones of early language acquisition. This lecture examines how infants begin to recognize speech as a tool for transferring information and identifying a speaker's true intentions.

Part of the MIT RES.9-003 course, this lecture explores the mechanics of infant development regarding communicative action. It investigates how young children learn to reason about information access and sources, alongside the development of shared attention and the role of speaker meaning.

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